Pesticides

The Latest On: Pesticides

December 5, 2014 | Feature

Pesticide Exposure in Muck Fields & Ferneries in Florida

No one else in this country faces a more poisonous, unregulated workplace than the agricultural worker. These stories of agricultural workers in Florida demonstrate the need for stronger protections.

August 4, 2020 | Press Release

Lawmakers Aim To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticides With New Bill

Bill would ban organophosphates and bee-killing neonicotinoids

July 27, 2020 | Explainer

What You Need To Know About Chlorpyrifos

For half a century, U.S. staple foods such as corn, wheat, apples and citrus have been sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a dangerous pesticide that can damage the developing brains of children, causing reduced IQ and attention deficit disorders.

February 6, 2020 | Press Release

El Mayor Productor de Clorpirifós Suspende Venta De Pesticida Que Daña El Cerebro

Sin embargo, la administración Trump aún se niega a prohibir su uso

February 6, 2020 | Press Release

Largest Chlorpyrifos Producer to Stop Selling the Brain-damaging Pesticide

Yet the Trump administration still refuses a ban

December 18, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Citizen Groups and State Reach Agreement to Address Ongoing Contamination of Kauaʻi’s Shores

Robust water quality monitoring program to inform forthcoming Clean Water Act permit

December 10, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Gobernador de Nueva York Solicita a la DEC Que Prohiba Uso del Clorpirifós en el Estado

Hoy, el gobernador del estado de Nueva York Andrew Cuomo le ordena al Departamento de Conservación Ambiental que prohíba todos los usos, excepto la aspersión sobre troncos de manzano, en diciembre de 2020 y la prohibición total del pesticida en julio de 2021

December 10, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Pesticides

Pesticide Exposure in Muck Fields & Ferneries in Florida

Lawmakers Aim To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticides With New Bill

What You Need To Know About Chlorpyrifos

El Mayor Productor de Clorpirifós Suspende Venta De Pesticida Que Daña El Cerebro

Largest Chlorpyrifos Producer to Stop Selling the Brain-damaging Pesticide

Citizen Groups and State Reach Agreement to Address Ongoing Contamination of Kauaʻi’s Shores

Gobernador de Nueva York Solicita a la DEC Que Prohiba Uso del Clorpirifós en el Estado

Statement: Gov. Cuomo Directs DEC to Ban the Use of Chlorpyrifos

Children’s Health and Environmental Advocates Call on Governor Cuomo to Sign Legislation Banning Chlorpyrifos

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